By Polo Sandoval and Nicole Grether, CNN Yeva Hrytsak, a ballet student at the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City, remembers the “unthinkable” phone call she received on February 24, 2022, from her family in Ukraine four days after arriving in Switzerland, where she was temporarily studying at Zurich Dance
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday vowed there would be “real costs” for China if the country went forward with providing lethal aid to Russia in its war on Ukraine. “From our perspective, actually, this war presents real complications for Beijing. And Beijing will have to
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A man who drove a pickup into a group of bicyclists over the weekend, killing two and injuring 17 others, was arrested on manslaughter and assault charges, police in Arizona said. Pedro Quintana-Lujan drove a truck that crashed into a group of cyclists Saturday on the Cotton Lane
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN At least 64 people including children and women died after a wooden boat carrying migrants from Turkey broke apart on rocks off the coast of Calabria on Sunday, Italian authorities said. More bodies were being pulled from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, where bad weather hampered search efforts and made
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida high school student has been arrested after a video showed him attacking a school employee after she took away his Nintendo Switch device, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The Matanzas High School student has been charged with felony aggravated battery with bodily harm, the
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Andrew Millman, CNN Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she expects 2024 GOP presidential contenders will have to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates. “We haven’t put the criteria out, but I expect a pledge will be part
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN A cocktail party on Capitol Hill is often hardly notable. But at one recent soiree, the clinking of glasses had a different ring. Members of both parties joined together to kick off a renewed effort to solve a uniquely American problem: no universal paid family and medical leave.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN Are you reading today’s edition of 5 Things on your phone? That’s good! However, if you find yourself looking at your phone nearly all the time, that’s definitely not good … particularly if your frequent trips down the digital rabbit hole are taking a physical and mental toll. Here’s what else
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over 100 Columbia residents sat on pews of the Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, listening to city council candidates take the mic Saturday afternoon. The town hall, sponsored by multiple Columbia organizations lasted a little over half an hour. Ward 1 candidate Nick Knoth and Ward 5 candidate Gregg Bush attended and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The ceremony for the 54th NAACP Image Awards took place Saturday. The event recognizes achievement in the arts, entertainment and culture by people of color in more than 80 categories. Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Will Smith and Angela Bassett, who won Entertainer of the Year, were among those honored. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s basketball team put up a monster second half to in a 76-60 win over William Woods on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars outscored the Owls 53-30 after halftime. Senior Tony Burks led the offensive attack for CC. He finished with a game-high 32 points, along with three assists and
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TONIGHT: Building clouds across the area, calm winds from the SW at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: We see some slight chances of sprinkles spread throughout the day, mostly being in the afternoon. We’ll also see winds start to pick up from the south because of the large low pressure system heading our way. Late tomorrow night
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him. And the handsome gift would be thanks to Ketchup giant Heinz, which is trying to locate Elvis Francois. The company posted a callout to social media on
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team drained 14 3-pointers in an 85-63 win against Georgia on Saturday afternoon. The win lifted MU to 21-8 overall this season. The Tigers got out to a slow start, offensively, in Athens, however, the team outscored the Bulldogs 45-22 in the second half. D’Moi Hodge and Nick
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN A new bill overhauling Florida universities to match Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ vision for higher education would shift power at state schools into the hands of the Republican leader’s political appointees and ban gender studies as a field of study. The legislation, filed this week, would also require that general education courses
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Rebekah Riess, CNN An 81-year-old man died after being attacked by two dogs in San Antonio, Texas, and a suspect has been arrested in the incident, police say. The man and a female companion, 74, were attacked Friday afternoon when they got out of their car in front of a relative’s
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Chavez, CNN Two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and the US Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer to conduct a safety study if the shot is approved, according to agency documents released Friday. The cases were confirmed in
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